http://www.saltshaker.net/20060724/do-a-little-dance Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:43:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.saltshaker.net/20060724/do-a-little-dance#comment-909 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Viva Perú! Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:13:24 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20060724/do-a-little-dance#comment-909 [...] Buenos Aires - This whole week there have been offerings of various folklore and cultural activities Peruvian. It’s the 185th anniversary of the creation of the Republic, so it’s been a pretty big deal. My participation has been mostly peripheral, Henry had been primarily busy with preparing for a dance extravaganza on Friday evening, so didn’t make it to many of the activities he otherwise might have, and therefore, neither did I. We did go to the marinera (Peruvian folklore dance) competition last weekend, which was more or less the kickoff for the week. In a less competitive vein, Friday night held various dance and music presentations, and Henry and his friends participated in the one held at the Biblioteca Nacional (quite possibly one of the ugliest buildings, architecturally, to ever house a library). [...] [...] Buenos Aires - This whole week there have been offerings of various folklore and cultural activities Peruvian. It’s the 185th anniversary of the creation of the Republic, so it’s been a pretty big deal. My participation has been mostly peripheral, Henry had been primarily busy with preparing for a dance extravaganza on Friday evening, so didn’t make it to many of the activities he otherwise might have, and therefore, neither did I. We did go to the marinera (Peruvian folklore dance) competition last weekend, which was more or less the kickoff for the week. In a less competitive vein, Friday night held various dance and music presentations, and Henry and his friends participated in the one held at the Biblioteca Nacional (quite possibly one of the ugliest buildings, architecturally, to ever house a library). [...]

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